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HOW TO DRINK LIKE A LONDONER

Stepping out from your black cab, you arrive at , a posh property at the southwestern edge of Hyde Park, and check into one of its staggering two-level master suites. Inside, a loaded DIY gin-and-tonic station has been prepared for your arrival, and you go ahead and customize a quick welcome refreshment. Then you clean up and don your finest blazer before heading for a sabrage demo— that is, how to be a total badass and slice off the cork

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